Recent content by smtcharlie

Hello, I think that you'll get some better advice if you list exactly what kind of board and mic's you have. Seems like getting one low-cost condensor might do the trick for you, like a Studio Projects B1 or one of the low-cost Marshall mic's. You'll have to hook them up to something with...

I'll suggest another possible series of events. You *did* record the bass, but the band has such a muddy sound that they can't actually hear it in the recording. So they naturally assumed that you lost it! Kidding. Sort of. I'm in sales for a living (no one will pay me to record or play...

I have a Tampa and it's the best pre that I have, so keep that in mind with the following comments. I don't really think that it's realistic to expect a huge difference between a berry pre and a Tampa for one track with one dynamic mic. I did this when I first got the Tampa too against a DMP3...

I have been in this situation, and as the person leaving the band, I didn't care to bring up the money at all and just walked away from gear that I partially owned. So I'm not sure how your band split up, but these guys (using as a loosely gender neutral term) might be glad to get any money at...

I hear you, man. This isn't free, but these guys (which I think that I came across in Tape Op) seem to be exactly what you are after: http://www.drumsondemand.com/

I think that I commented on this thread like a month ago! But, a thought just occurred to me. The board seems split down the middle on this topic. And it's a home recording forum. So, for all the people that think that the Edge is a hack - let's hear it (most of us are guitars player around...

Being obsessed with acoustic guitar tone, I'll be very interested to see where this thread goes. I was listening to The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan recently, and although that's a really old record, the sound of those songs just seems really great to me. A hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall, or Masters of...

Interesting, I'm totally shocked that there aren't 50 insults behind this thread. In the spirit of the forum, if someone wants backing music like this - find a MIDI keyboard of some sort, buy one of those $30 MIDI to USB convertors, and download the free version of SampleTank. The virtual...

I find this really, really interesting (especially since I've never owned any even mid-level convertors). To my ears, digital conversion breaks down in the highs first. When I listen to the cymbals in the very beginning, I think that 1 sounds best, then 2, then 3 is worst. But at roughly...

I was listening to Instant Karma earlier today - original Lennon version, and was remarking to myself how much distortion there is in the vocals. I have no idea, but it seems like they recorded the vocals right into the red to do this (just the loud parts get really chunky). It sounds killer...

I listened to your songs, I dig them, you guys have an interesting sound and style. Unfortunately, the big thing that you are lacking in your recordings is a good drum sound, I think - both the studio and your own recordings. And since you have kind of a rockin' sound with clean guitars...

Ah, crap. Yeah, I didn't notice the original question was posted like a month ago. Well, glad you got it to work. I don't remember that plug sounding super-killer, but I don't remember it being totally awful either. Did you find something better? I'd love to have a killer mellotron plug...

Amen. Welcome to home recording. I have come to believe that home recording isn't about fidelity, it's about inspiration and performance. It may not sound as good as a dedicated studio with great rooms, but it might be a looser and more inspired performance. Especially if you know your gear...

Yikes, things don't usually get this rough outside of the mic section. I use this VST plug-in, and I think that I do what you are trying to do (we freeware to get some cool sounds). First, you need a VST Host software player thing-y (I don't know much about all this VST business, so don't...

I've always felt this way about computers. Every now and again, I get a computer a bit more involved in what I'm doing, and it works great for a little while, then I start running into strange, inconsistent issues again. I still think computers are designed to do lots of things just good...